Altamira International School is a school located in the outskirts of Barranquilla.

History

The Altamira International School was founded on July 26,1992, originally as an early childhood center under the name of Jardin Infantil Kid's Korner with the opening of the Infants, Toddlers, and Nursery sections. After obtaining approval from the Colombian Ministry of Education to function as an Early Childhood Center, the owners considered the possibility to continue growing into a school which provided education for students from Pre-Kinder thru Twelfth Grade, due to the fact that parents with children already in the preschool, demonstrated a strong desire to provide their siblings with a bilingual education, in an institution that promoted a very caring environment and a strong compromise for high intellectual and academic competence and moral values.The Elementary Section was opened in 1994 under the name of American Korner School. The number of students continued growing and it was necessary to look for a new site that could lodge the new classrooms and resource areas. Thus, in 1995, the school moved to its new facilities, a three-story building rebuilt to lodge the classrooms needed including a Library, a Computer Room, offices for the Director, Elementary Principal, Elementary Counselor, and sports facilities. In that same year the school received accreditation from the Colombian Ministry of Education.

The school continued to grow steadily and one year later another house contiguous to the Jardín Infantil’s site was rented to lodge the Preschool section, while the Elementary remained in the building. The school´s proprietors bought four acres of land on the outskirts of the city and began the process of planning and construction of its new and definite site.

inally, in January of the year 2000, the school was able to move its headquarters to its new buildings which lodges the Preschool, Elementary and Middle/High School Sections for the time being. With 26 comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms; a cafeteria; offices for administrative and support staff, learning center and EFL specialists;infirmary; sports and recreational areas; computer room, science labs and library.

External links

Official Website